Lord Coe

aged 58, Director

Sebastian Coe was recently elected Chairman of the British Olympic Association. He was Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, having previously been Chairman of the London 2012 bid company.

As an athlete Seb set 12 world records during his athletic career. At the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 he won Gold in the 1500m and Silver in the 800m, a feat which he repeated in Los Angeles in 1984.

He retired from competitive athletics in 1990 and became a Conservative MP and was Private Secretary to William Hague. In 2002 he was made a Peer. He received a Knighthood in the 2006 New Year’s Honours List. Seb is global advisor to Nike and also works with Chelsea Football Club as well as being a columnist for The Daily Telegraph.

Seb is Vice-President of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) and Chairman of the Sports Honours Committee. He received a Companion of Honour in the 2013 New Year’s Honours List.